Abstract
The paper labels the use of complex diction as a form of academic elitism that only allows a select group of people to understand what the author is saying. The paper provides a passage of complex diction to illustrate how such language forces the reader to puzzle over the meaning of individual words instead of focusing on the point of the argument. The paper contends that the information buried underneath prestigious words and labyrinthine sentences needs to be reworded to the extent that it is accessible to individuals from outside any given discourse community.

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"Not being able to understand something because it is written in a different language is similar to not being able to understand convoluted sentences written by individuals with an unusually large vocabulary in your own language; it looks foreign and is most likely difficult to pronounce. The truth of the matter is that when complex diction is employed, only a select group of people will be able to understand what the author is saying. The author of any work must be aware of their intended audience and write accordingly. Unfortunately, for those individuals who are not privy to such high-minded rhetoric, they will be excluded outright from participating in such discourse communities, whether they be academic or otherwise. The use of complex diction is a form of academic elitism, however well-intentioned it might be. Its use is deliberate and its consequences known. The use of complex diction is often unnecessary in academic writing because it can distract the readers in that it forces them to puzzle over the meaning of individual words instead of focusing on the point of the argument, as was stated in the very first sentence."

Tags:language, words, sentences, discourse, communication, dictionary

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The paper looks at how Pope, Phillips, and Olivardia (2000) in their book "The Adonis Complex" address what they see as a new male obsession with physical attractiveness and power, meaning their own. The paper discusses how women have been seen for centuries as obsessed with their appearance in order to attract men, but the authors see males today as having much the same sort of obsession, called here the Adonis complex as a reference to the Greek ideal of male beauty. The paper relates that the authors examine this issue as a hidden crisis, showing how the ideal may be attainable for the few but not for the many trying to achieve it and suggesting that males are facing as much of a diminishment in self esteem as women trying to look like the latest movie star.

From the Paper
"Harrison G. Pope, Katharine A. Phillips, and Roberto Olivardia in their book "The Adonis Complex" address what they see as a new male obsession with physical attractiveness and power, meaning their own. Women have been seen for centuries as obsessed with their appearance in order to attract men, but the authors see males today as having much the same sort of obsession, called here the Adonis complex as a reference to the Greek ideal of male beauty. The authors examine this issue as a hidden crisis, showing how the ideal may be attainable for the few but not for the many trying to achieve it and suggesting that males are facing as much of a diminishment in self esteem as women trying to look like the latest movie star."

Tags:adonis, complex, book

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This article examines Freud's 'Oedipus Complex' theory. In this paper, the writer discusses the claims involved in the concept. The writer offers several reasons to doubt the validity of the 'Oedipal Complex', as it ignores many other factors that bear on parent-child relations.

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"This paper examines the extent to which two claims of Freud concerning the Oedipus Complex may be valid claims. These are the claims that this aspect of a boy's mental life can be considered the greatest achievement of psychoanalysis as well as the foundation of all neuroses. Several reasons are offered to doubt these claims, most of which involve speculations as to the validity of the Oedipus Complex itself. First, it is noted that the Oedipal Complex cannot be remembered by people ... "

Tags:Oedipus, Complex

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Comparing and contrasting a current event like the war in Iraq with an historical event like President Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex enables us to realize that those who forget the past are likely to suffer the consequences. Most Americans have forgotten about President Eisenhower's warning in 1961 of the growing power and influence of the military-industrial complex, and America is suffering the consequences today, for we are mired in a war in Iraq that benefits no one except the massive defense industry.

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The Military-Industrial Complex and the War in Iraq: A Warning Unheeded Comparing and contrasting a current event like the war in Iraq with an historical event like President Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex enables us to realize that those who forget the past are likely to suffer the consequences. Most Americans have forgotten about President Eisenhower's warning in 1961 of the growing power and influence of the military-industrial complex, and America is suffering the consequences today, for we are mired in a war in Iraq that

Tags:military, industrial, complex

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This essay will explore the scholarly and theatrical application of Freud's "Oedipus Complex" to the interpretation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". It will be argued that while this view of the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude is not definitive, the plot of the play does nonetheless fulfil many basic features of the "Oedipus Complex".

Tags:oedipus, complex, hamlet

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The paper discusses how in 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans to beware of the military-industrial complex, for he had grown very concerned about the power and influence being accumulated by the defense industry in the United States. The paper then looks at the last year of his Presidency, and shows how Cold War tensions between the communist world and the free world had generated massive spending on conventional and nuclear weaponry. The paper explains that President Eisenhower considered this spending necessary to a certain extent, but also considered it a potential threat to peace and to American democracy.

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"In 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans to beware of the military-industrial complex, for he had grown very concerned about the power and influence being accumulated by the defense industry in the United States. By the last year of his Presidency, Cold War tensions between the communist world and the free world had generated massive spending on conventional and nuclear weaponry, which President Eisenhower considered necessary to a certain extent, but also considered a potential..."

Tags:military, industrial, complex

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This book review discusses Curtin's "The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex", pointing out his insights on the factors that impacted plantations, the migration of the plantation system, and the revolutions that affected it.

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"Curtin's "The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex" contextualizes the plantation by seeing it not just as a mode of life, but as an institution, a complex that originated in one place and then migrated to various other places, picking up adaptations as it went. As such, Curtin's book is tremendously enlightening, going far beyond most other works on the subject in terms of its perspective which couples the high-level view of the broad historian that..."

Tags:plantation, plantation complex, history, revolution, sugar, slavery, book review, migration

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This paper takes a critical look at the book "Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe", by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee. It discusses their theories of the beginning of life on Earth and additional theories to life on other planets. It challenges their research and data and offers other explanations and theories.

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"Was the occurrence of complex life on the planet Earth an isolated event or simply the next logical step in evolution? Ward and Brownlee seem to believe complex life is unique to our home world or at least extremely scarce in the Universe.1 In addition to the factors in their Rare Earth equation, mentioned in their book are some specific factors peculiar to Earth that may have affected the development of complex life. Beginning with the planet Mars, W&B argue that the fossil record shows that the cooling Earth developed bacterial life as soon as conditions permitted. They suggest that this may be because the bacteria first developed on Mars, which cooled earlier, and that perhaps Earth was then seeded with these bacteria carried by meteorites reaching our planet after having been ejected from Mars by asteroid impacts. The low gravity of Mars makes this more likely, and it is estimated that ten percent of meteors ejected from Mars may impact Earth. A system lacking a Mars-like planetary companion might have been slower to develop bacterial life."

Tags:complex, earth, life, Mars, geology, bacteria, plants, galaxy, scientific, molecule, DNA

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This paper considers the inappropriateness of sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison, examining the issue of youthful offenders tried as adults, the contrast in men's rea in juvenile and adult cases, why life sentences for juvenile offenders are prevalent, and why such sentences are not appropriate. In addition, it offers suggestions for more appropriate and effective strategies for handling juvenile offenders in lieu of imposing a life sentence.

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"All but the most intractable child abusers understand that it is wrong to punish a toddler for spilling a glass of milk at the dinner table. A toddler's underdeveloped muscular and hand-eye coordination do not equip him to handle a glass of milk as ably as a physically mature adult would, and despite his good intentions and best efforts, the toddler is liable to spill the milk. By the same scale of justice, it is wrong to try juvenile offenders..."

Tags:mens rea, criminal, juvenile, life sentence, without parole, strategies

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This paper critiques an editorial that claims Arabs may be more successful at promoting democracy in the Arab world than any efforts mounted by the U.S. and other Western nations.

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"In "They'll Do It Their Way", the editor of the Economist provides an essay on the difficulties in achieving democracy in the Arab world whose purpose is to inform and persuade. The essay is informative in that it provides a depiction of both Arab and U S views toward achieving democracy in the Arab world. The essay is an attempt to persuade readers that only Arabs and not outside influences like the U S can successfully promote democracy in the Arab world."

Tags:rhetorical strategies, rhetoric, persuasion, simple, compound, compound-complex sentences, topic sentences, transition, metaphor, antithesis, synecdoche